The Rugby Championship kicks off for 2017 this weekend, starting with old foes New Zealand and Australia facing off in a match that doubles as the first of the three-match Bledisloe Cup series. So where will the two matches be played, what time do they kick off, and who will feature?

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Batsmen Handscomb, Renshaw and Maddinson - surely selectors won't discard him after one outing - should also be there in Brisbane on December 15 when the fresh series starts.

Handscomb made a composed first-innings 54 and one not out - hitting the winning run - and also featured in a key dismissal, taking a sharp catch at gully to rid South African captain Faf du Plessis in the second innings.

Renshaw made 10 from 46 balls in his first Test innings and a stodgy 34 not out from 137 deliveries in his second dig.

He played and missed frequently and showed limited off-side scoring ability, but offered heart to selectors that he can be a dour yin to the dashing yang of opening partner David Warner.

"He played quite well. He knows his game very well, obviously got beaten a lot but he wasn't chasing the ball," Australian captain Steve Smith said of Renshaw.

"He didn't seem fazed by it all. He just got one with the job and made them bowl to him - and when they got a bit straighter, he picked them off.

"That is the way he goes about his game and it was nice for him and Pete, two guys on debut, to be there at the end."